Bahrain

the country where the only thing more plentiful than the oil is the number of times you'll be asked "where are you from?"

Bahrain: where the sun always shines, except when it's raining, which is usually around 3 PM, but don't worry, it's just a light drizzle.

Bahrain: home to the world's most patient drivers, who will let you merge onto the highway at 20 km/h, even if you're going 5 km/h, because, you know, Bahrain is all about slowing down.

Bahrain was the first country in the Gulf to discover oil in 1932.

The Tree of Life, a 400-year-old mesquite tree, stands alone in the desert with no known water source.